Illustrated photo of Vietnam Airlines‘ aircraft. — Photo from Vietnam Airlines HÀ NÔI — The national flag carrier Vietnam Airlines has announced that it will temporarily suspend flights on the Hà Nội-Moscow route from March 25 to review and clarify the procedures, requirements and regulations related to the craft …
Read More »12 HCM City wards, communes face medium COVID risk
A high school student in HCM City gets vaccinated against COVID-19. VNA/VnExpress News Photo by Thu Hương HCM CITY — The HCM City Department of Health yesterday said 12 out of 312 wards and communes were designated as medium-risk COVID-19 zones last week (March 14-20), while the rest were low-risk. The …
Read More »Human Milk Bank opens in Hà Nội
Delegates cut the ribbon to open the Human Milk Bank at the National Pediatrics Hospital in Hà Nội on March 22. — Photo Alive & Thrive HÀ NỘI — The National Pediatrics Hospital officially opened its Human Milk Bank on March 22 with the support of the Ministry of Health and …
Read More »HCM City stresses need to protect depleting groundwater sources
The HCM City Women’s Newspaper and the Sài Gòn Water Supply Corporation (SAWACO) organised a seminar on protecting groundwater sources. — Photo: qdnd.vn HCM CITY — Residents and businesses in HCM City should become aware of the need to protect groundwater and take steps to do so, experts say. One of …
Read More »Online child protection website launched
A student studies online. A website has been launched to popularise child online protection skills and knowledge. —VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — The Vietnam Network for Child Online Protection recently debuted its website for online child protection and receiving child abuse reports. The website was launched by the Authority of Information Security …
Read More »Nearly 131,000 new coronavirus cases detected on Tuesday
A health worker in Cà Mau Province checks COVID-19 test samples. VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — There were 130,735 new COVID infections recorded across Việt Nam on Tuesday. After review, the provinces of Thái Bình, Hưng Yên, Quảng Ninh and Vĩnh Phúc also registered additional cases of 35,000, 33,331, 26,400 and 23,687, respectively. …
Read More »HCM City addresses reports of sexual harassment on buses
Passengers get on a bus in HCM City. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo HÀ NỘI — Bus passengers in HCM City can ring the police’s hotline 098 186 0202 to report sexual harassment and get timely intervention, the city’s Department of Transport has said. Passengers can also call out bus drivers …
Read More »Nearly 131,000 new COVID cases reported on Tuesday
Cases reported in Hà Nội (16,014), Phú Thọ (5,920), Nghệ An (4,820), Lào Cai (4,544), Hải Dương (4,219), Bắc Giang (3,949), Yên Bái (3,933), Vĩnh Phúc (3,892), Lạng Sơn (3,657), Tuyên Quang (3,569), Đắk Lắk (3,478), Bắc Ninh (3,473), Sơn La (3,338), Hưng Yên (3,327), Hòa Bình (3,324), Thái …
Read More »‘Power of No’ campaign to be launched for responsible driving
Promotional materials from ‘The Power of No’ campaign. HÀ NỘI — One of the biggest threats facing young adults today is the risk of road crashes and injuries related to alcohol consumption. In the Asia Pacific region, road crashes claim the lives of 2,000 people each day; up to …
Read More »Hà Nội to renovate 45 current parks, flower gardens
Parents and children at Thống Nhất Park in Hà Nội. — VNA/VnExpress News Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Authorities in the capital have issued plans to renovate and upgrade 34 parks and flowers gardens in inner districts of the city by 2025, to better serve local people. Nguyễn Mạnh Hùng, …
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